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Non-Tech : Borders Group (BGP) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (269)	4/8/1999 12:23:00 AM
From: Mark Glembocki	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 411

Charles,, You are right about BGP needing to at least meet the analysts expectations. This will be absolute criteria every quarter to facilitate a sustained rebound. In regards to the music department, you are correct there as well, pricing is a little high however most of the chains are only a buck or two lower. If you want good prices you go to Walmart or Circuit City however the selection is limited. In this over inflated economy a buck or two extra here or there really won't be a driving factor in my opinion. Selection is key and BGP does have selection! Mark

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (269)	4/8/1999 4:43:00 AM
From: Neil H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 411

I am a shareholder and bought this for long term. I love the Borders Stores. However, the Walden Bookstore in my area Pittsburgh South Hills Village left a lot to be desired. Books were very unorganized and hard to find. Also clerk was clueless. Asked for David Nassars book on daytrading. They did not have it. She looked on computer and said it wasn't being shipped yet. This type of performance will not build stock value. Went upstairs to B Dalton and bought book. Luckily I also hold BKS stock. Regards Neil

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (269)	4/10/1999 8:23:00 PM
From: J.Y. Wang	Respond to of 411

> As for the stores: I like them, and I like the people who staff > them, but I think they > need to be more aggressive on price (especially in the music > department). I find > myself browsing Borders, but buying at the competition (even > though I'm a Borders > shareholder!). Clearly that's a problem for Borders. However, it's a problem for AMZN also. I browse AMZN, check out some book reviews, and then buy from buy.com. Why? Because buy.com's price is usually about 20% lower than AMZN. buy.com sells stuff below cost and supposedly makes it up with advertisements -- kind of like that SNL skit. That's what customer loyalty has come down to in the 21st century.